Here are three of the most popular pets who have claimed Internet stardom.

1. Grumpy Cat:Grumpy Cat is the screen name — if you can call it that — of Tardar Sauce, an Internet celebrity who happens to be a Snowshoe Siamese cat. Her permanently grumpy expression is due to an underbite and a case of feline dwarfism.

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